New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-13
in the valley, 1t may be we'll to take tho Bcringer
"ihory a. specimen.

'ooh' The vino il pruncd low, tho main stem being
o'"' about foot and half from the ground. Tho
single seasons growth however, is so rank that the
shoots make dense crown Of foliage that gives
, ION TO the grapes which grow in clusters
at'nu me main trunk The picker has a wooden box
mon VIII hold forty pounds OF grapes and a sharp
a. tns hhiio lie sqnats on his launches and rap
uN cuts oil the punches Of grapes and then moves his
, a 10 me nc1t vine Under the hot sum- tho work Is
pn II Is not so tircsOme cotton picking.
mnsn inc picker has filed box he carries It to the
anu pics IL with other well filed boxes. The
dav ~ "a amount ina shllfu man can pick in
peyp,, ION and half but the crop be heavy to
pi i thls. Every few hours Tho farm wagon with
orannsse rack comes along and gathers tho boxes OF
~, Arrived at the wneh house the boxes are placed one
{, th p ,no tng ehd s. apron which carries them up
,rri,n' WIZ ihto his they emptied and In
~ t f achn- stems AMI brushes them BY system
gapo, n nrn maj rotate In different directions tho
sda , ar STRIPPED of the stems. These fan on one
to while the crushed grapes and Juice fail into
UonS beneath that conducts them to a large tank
tati me wine rcrnalns for several days until crmcn-
% ION sets In The skins to the ton and arc taken
or " p, mo the wine press. while the wine drawn
~ ,.,o another tank by the application Of hydraulic
sh,e cyry particle Of juice is squeezed out Of the
The cr 80 mar nc pumcc IS az dry t Of bread
VIC during the first few days In some y,ars-ond
eYr. JASON Is good cxample-thc grapes have an
ns or sugar so that fermentation must he n.si ted
~ 1, anihci'l means. In other year. sugar must be
"marfi Any mistake made in this process I'm lures the
Gay 81 the wine an II is feared hat thc l9nc dca,
~ fermentation win damage mucb vine ."n,e No.,
~ r ,no "Ncnf OF Mr. Bcrlngcr'S operations may be
snadmnd from tho fact that he made last wear
'o gall ms of virn and 10000 gallons Of brandy
rms yca ho estimates tic yield will be about TIC same
IN THE WINE Cr.Ir,R
" NV b'rihgHr wine cellars nav be sccn the product
'"' winery the cellars carved ont Of the Idle
~ ''' longest being lao feet. and an have a flooring
VI INC aff'a stone of which 50 many si'rwall, are
m"'o h san Francisco. ON either side n. onc walks
th"'gh he sees enormous casks each containing fran,
'''"' 10 LOCO gallons OF wine. Tic oak head. arc
P'",n"l nnfil they give back tic reflection Of ihc
''"' hsm' and ca"h bears ~ chalk the namc OF the
"''' ana The year 81 vintage. Znmnlcl Malvol,ic.
NAV, ~" Fny Sn"lol. Burger these arr. tlr name,
''' H",l h'Ilon meet the eve Tho wine stared ,n
n'~' cellars = equivalent to a fortune Nj. of T..
or 'h' wears OIL AM altogether there are 900 coo
abon 81 dcgrc"s winter AMI summer he vinc er,,t
mellow II al Napa wine maker. had the ccI'ar
or irlr wears there would be c,s complaint Of thc
frrrr ~ ''',lua NIh"N ami there wont be recorded
'"o' cases 81 i"'lirc on the part ~ wirc- a,wcr,
IMPROVEMENTS IN vfrIcrLTrEr
The business + en- rs I'm ne demands ON ,bc nocr,
ana The ingenuity of the vino MAKER The mere item
81 '"raG' runs into he thousands Of DO ial, while
nT~' 'i",- cellar capah' OF holding 100000 gallons
81 "'h' cannot be- constructed short Of $1,000
re" constant eHpcrimcn being madc in tho
"ccimation a-i beading OF new foreign varieties
Which cost money and frequently result in nothing
'"' b' 'p"l.ng Of a ca.k OF wine. \ man OF large
W"th could not do Tor Cal fornia than 10 c-fal
''" Nh''ad import tho best European va,ir ics
ana '''n NAH" these costly experiment. 10 tc,, their
'P'"'''' 10 tAcli fo'-h soils AMI now conditions
i"' 5n all viiicnitml- de- u!s 50 he u.i.t r.
mann content Z" max" thc wlnr which has been proy.,
h"n found mos suiallc fr clarrf hv Mana vim
ri' arc ti' Nuiandrl. Nltaro. Sauv gnon Vert.
- -" UNIV ana ln"t THO Nnfaudtl Is SIN DO.
maiu-aN. ban m" Wa aro and Sauvignon arc rani,liv
""uG mo favor while a. blend the Pinot oufrauks
a.. "'''- or ''hiir win" D. fayortc- th"
ma 49, ola Tonfainrbl Ian. the Hureor ami
au' ~ On. Ih" 'ha--"ips males wine known
- 'u'd'L When naic from selected grapes AMI
"pi four or five year f. would taI, a professional
win"-'"''rr To- Distinguish n rom 10" best Rhine
win s. The tarir'or f. row grape which hids fair
i" MA e. an cNccl cnt white vine. The Burger made
ny H'lI"trr l'avc- on H." tongue the flavor Of the
h'"F' '"H 'I"i' j. no head ache IN n.
MOUNTAIN VINiYAEn
Srac" f. lao'i1e ia This letter H. do no than glance
at The "i!Trrrc-cnaivc viucyarl- in rhi, ,cctlDn
piar" that T. worth Wishing &, scLranm'. ny,, milo.
from 81. Helena. sohIamm Is an old wine maker
WHO Pa. '3ryc his vineyard Of ono hundred acre. ont
81 The woods. He I, in the thermal belt which &,
mo nom FROST ard altLoug h, vines gov on she sum-
nils II the hills they never clcd lie ia, all tho
choice foreign vai tics. but he make. wine I'm unr
primitive fashion than any Of his noighbors Thu.
he emp oys man 10 turn the machine that cru.Lc-
me grapes and his presses arc worked by hand H..
CLAIMS That he can make Wine In This way as fast -
d. gapc' iipcn and that h." can turn out a wine Of 4
flavor superior 10 That pn'ucci by machine methods.
II De- '"rtn that most of his cnucpt tors admit Thai
W'n' MAI nom li- mountain APP has more dclcatn
nN"' ma" ihAt 81 ihr valley gaps. >chraum has
ui c'Iiu>. rl"y constructed bur they hold 1900
gallons Of good Wine
Another lare" wine maker here f. Chaie. Krue.
whose place T. one nail" from ~. Helena. krug ha,
always believed I'm quanu'Y of wine anl he ha- not
t1h"p car" tc maintain 10 quarry.
H. l. N" pioneer Vineyards Of rho country having
made vim a. far bach a~ i-3-. kwe Ia. I35
acre IN the valley ia rap'- chat arc from ten to
twenty year cd and he has an equally large ara
: lanicl "n lIov.ll Mountain. II. makes regularly
from 2oo"'o to Hooo'p eAlor- ~ win" .,''y year.
bn Ih" most ~ th' yn"' drli-t- u l vale, hc sells
n" greater pat Of hi- PC" wine and IS stretched"
b' the IAN Ia'ci-co VITA" dca,cr- until there Is little
Of The original c"olnt-- lrn in H.
ANoipsENC ANS PLACE.
SIN another vineyard which must not bee passed ~
without mention T. lnscnook the fine domain Of captain
Gustav baum. At Rutherford, four miles south Of
81 Helena CAPITA Nbanm f. a million'rr who gained
lis wealth. from the At-ka Commercial Company
Of which hc T. Of the members. H. took fancy
10 This Plea ant spot In the Napa Valley and he has
male Of Il one OF the NEST charming country places In
the state. H. has loo of rolling foot hill
land, admirably adapted to the grape, and he has
planted 300 acre, IN choice vines. iIi1 sy~tsm Is
radically different from TINT Of Other Napa vineyard
ls-. He plants his grape In rows tx feet apart and
with space of three feet lctwccn the vines IA tho
lIc claims Tint by liberal manuring Of tho
ground he secure the same result from one aero
that his ncghbor get. from twice that amount Of
prounl They call him cXravagant, but # T. pleasure
to re a place where expenditure II not stnt"L This
feature Is seen In the winery where the captain has
devised several Ingenious cxpclcnt- for improving he
quality of the wine. Attached To the machine which
the grapes he has n series of fans which free
the punches grapes from all leaves midcw or Other
sub-tanccs that cling to them. Tho heap of refuse
that lies after few hours OF grape crush
lnGdcmOnsiIac the amount Of dclcterous substances
that without this simple device would pas Into tho
wine vat. In the winery well a. I'm tho cellar the
Captain has devised another scheme which hc maintains
improves the quality Of the wine. This Is to allow
rugh surface Of wood but 10 make ~ plancd wood
al the supports for casks well a. tho roof and par
tons Of the winery Everything l. OF redwood.
rubbed with oil and shclac uni II gi-tens Ike old
nah0cany Every few days these tinbcrs arr scrubbed
and thus all the sediment that gathers from the fumes
Of he fcrmcnting wine l. removed In the same way
ln the wine cellar the staging which supports the casks
Is Of finely pla cd redwood and r. about three fcot
high. II 1. customary In other wine cellars 10 haNo
the ca H. separated from the cellar floor only by "A